that they slaughter one animal while its companion watches; that they hasten to snap its neck, flay its skin, and cut off its limbs before its life has fully departed; that they stun it before slaughter—either by an electric shock that paralyzes it and knocks it unconscious, or by striking its head with a heavy object that leaves it reeling and prostrate on the ground without movement—and other acts of violence and cruelty they inflict upon creatures that suffer as they do and feel as they feel.

Scholars and all Muslims must alert these butchers to the prohibition of such practices and teach them the obligation of kindness toward animals. Government authorities, for their part, are duty-bound to prevent these abuses. Allah is the One from whom help is sought.